Walther PP / PPK .32 acp

I recently got rid of my PP .380 for a small profit, it fed european FMJ well (only), but was sharp recoil . Now my 1960s .32acp and .22 German made PP are great kit guns ! The 7.62 is very accurate to 50 yards on jack rabbits and decisive on their demise. The .22 is equally as accurate, with a favored load , but nowhere near as decisive put down of said Jack rabbits ! Great kit guns ! I like the PP much better than the PPK . BTW I took a .380 PPK to Vietnam in 1968 with 100 rounds of ammo it always "bit me" when I shot it with the Geco ammo it fed well with. .

Gordon said:

I recently got rid of my PP .380 for a small profit, it fed european FMJ well (only), but was sharp recoil . Now my 1960s .32acp and .22 German made PP are great kit guns ! The 7.62 is very accurate to 50 yards on jack rabbits and decisive on their demise. The .22 is equally as accurate, with a favored load , but nowhere near as decisive put down of said Jack rabbits ! Great kit guns ! I like the PP much better than the PPK . BTW I took a .380 PPK to Vietnam in 1968 with 100 rounds of ammo it always "bit me" when I shot it with the Geco ammo it fed well with. .

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Always on the look-out for a .22. Owners always speak so highly of them.

Todd.

Gordon said:

The 7.62 is very accurate to 50 yards on jack rabbits and decisive on their demise. The .22 is equally as accurate, with a favored load , but nowhere near as decisive put down of said Jack rabbits !

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Are they actual jackrabbits or are they hares as occur in Europe? I'm asking because a common Russian grey hare can kill a hunting dog with a strike of its hind legs. American jackrabbits are at most 2 kg in weight and I dispatch them easily (although not decisively) with my Daisy air rifle. A .22 LR should be knocking them over like a brick, even out from a short barrel.

Arizona Jackrabbits, and Texas ones too I remember are pretty tenacious. Probably do weigh 2 kg as they are all muscle and bone. You aren't gonna kill them with a bb gun.

I have one of the newer Fort Smith PPK/s 22lr and must admit that so far it has liked any ammo I've tried with it including bulk pack Federal & Remington. I've only had a few failure to fires and most of those turned out to be true duds. No feeding or ejection issues so far at all. Types of ammo tried have been several different CCI, several Aquila and both bulk pack and individual pack Federal & Remington.

zaitcev,

Only Euro Hare I shot was a German Hasen. I shot it with an M193 FMJ from an M16a1 using a AN/PVS 2 Starlight scope.

Hit at eye level and it did a back flip and just laid there. Not the best rabbit I ever ate, but was hungry at the time along with several others.

Long story.....

But to get back on topic. My first experience with a centerfire semi auto was a German Walther PP in .32 that belonged to a neighbor. I liked it and he would not sell it....perhaps because I out shot him with it.

Shot one in Germany. Liked it. Big gun for the caliber, but made it easy to shoot.


-kBob

I have a PP "clone" made in Hungary by FEB. It's 32acp with an aluminum frame.

It's a joy to shoot: accurate, points well, eats everything I've fed it (admittedly only FMJ).

The original PP or PPK were ahead of their time. Today's designs reduce them to collectors items. Pre war German and post war French were for the most part well made and reliable in 32 with ball ammo. Stainless and later made ones are obsolete paperweights.

Anyone had a rimlock with hp ammo in their PP or PPK in .32acp?

groundhog34 said:

Today's designs reduce them to collectors items.

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groundhog34 said:

Stainless and later made ones are obsolete paperweights.

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I vehemently disagree on both of those statements.

351 WINCHESTER said:

Anyone had a rimlock with hp ammo in their PP or PPK in .32acp?

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Never use HP ammo in any of my 32acp handguns.

The only exception that I can imagine would be if I bought a Seecamp.

I love my 7.65 PP. It’s a pleasure to shoot. Just one of those instances of functional, ergonomic, and chambering, serendipity. I’ve never had occasion to use it (or anything else) defensively, but I’d bet it would punch above it’s weight just because it’s such a natural handler.

I have shot several brands of hollow points and expanding ammo in my .32ACP pistols and have not had any rimlock issues. My WALTHER PPK works fine with them, so does my BERETTA model 82 Cheetah and 3032 Tomcat.

Jim

I have owned quite a few Walthers.
Several .380’s are long gone.

All I have are .32. (Except one .22 PPK/s).

I always shoot ball. They are very reliable.

these are my PPK’s. A rather rare stainless. A West German Police and, a Nazi Police.

They are, for me, exceptionally accurate with the fixed barrel.



Just playing the other day, this was at 25 yards. First shot DA. Standing.

Really wish I could take credit for the one that hit the bolt head. It was just an accident...

Nice the way you put the emphasis marks around it! (laughing)

Jefferson Souza said:

I've read research that the Walther's that are written Zella Melhis (Thür) are great.

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Little argument there. The original pre-war Walthers were the best fit and finished of all the runs.

In .32 they are great to shoot. A well-made gun. Get one.

Jefferson Souza said:

I have a Walther PP .32 acp which belonged to a gentleman for long years, because of his age he made the transfer to me legally on a written paper. It is in excellent condition. I take care of maintenance and cleaning. It is famous all over the world. There are no flaws, and its accuracy is very good. I think about taking care of the piece for long years.

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Glad to see that some in Brazil do own handguns !
My son’s wife is from Uberaba. We have visited her family and had a very pleasant time, good people and good food!

[QUOTE="Gordon,] The 7.62 is very accurate to 50 yards on jack rabbits and decisive on their demise[/QUOTE]

That would be one unlucky rabbit were I to hit it at 50 yards with my PP. Between the eagles, hawks, and snakes around here they hardly get big enough to see from that far away.